This was recently sent to me, and I realized that I agree 100% with every word...and then some. I say..

NUGENT FOR PRESIDENT!

BAD AMERICAN by Ted Nugent
Written by Ted Nugent, the rock singer and hunter/naturalist, upon hearing
that California Senators Barbara Boxer and Diane Feinstein denounced him for
being a, "gun owner" and a, "Rock Star". This was his response after telling
the senators about his past contributions to children's charities and
scholarship foundations that have totaled more than $13.7 million in the last
5 years!
I'm a Bad American - this pretty much sums it up for me. I like big trucks,
big boats, big houses, and naturally, pretty women. I believe the money I
make belongs to me and my family, and not some midlevel governmental
functionary with a bad comb-over who wants to give it away to crack addicts
squirting out babies. I don't care about appearing compassionate.
I think playing with toy guns doesn't make you a killer. I believe ignoring
your kids and giving them Prozac might. I think I'm doing better than the
homeless. I don't think being a minority makes you noble or victimized. I
have the right to not be tolerant of others because they are different, weird
or make me mad. This is my life to live, and not necessarily up to others'
expectations.
I know what SEX is and there are not varying degrees of it. I don't celebrate
Kwanzaa. But if you want to that's fine; I just don't feel like everyone else
should have to.
I believe that if you are selling me a Dairy Queen shake, a pack of
cigarettes, or hotel room you do it in English. As of matter of fact, if you
are an American citizen you should speak English. My uncles and forefathers
shouldn't have had to die in vain so you can leave the countries you were
born in to come disrespect ours, and make us bend to your will. Get over it.
I think the cops have every right to shoot your sorry butt if you're running
from them after they tell you to stop. If you can't understand the word
'freeze' or 'stop' in English, see the previous line. I don't use the excuse,
"it's for the children" as a shield for unpopular opinions or actions. I know
how to count votes and I feel much safer letting a machine with no political
affiliation do a recount when needed.
I know what the definition of lying is, and it isn't based on the word, "is"-
ever. I don't think just because you were not born in this country, you
qualify for any special loan programs, government sponsored bank loans, etc.,
so you can open a hotel, 7-Eleven, trinket shop, or any thing else, while the
indigenous peoples can't get past a high school education because they can't
afford it. I didn't take the initiative in inventing the Internet. I thought
the Taco Bell dog was funny. I want them to bring back safe and sane
fireworks. I believe no one ever died because of something Ozzy Osbourne,
Ice-T or Marilyn Manson sang, but that doesn't mean I want to listen to that
crap from someone else's car when I'm stopped at a red light. But I respect
your right to.
I think that being a student doesn't give you any more enlightenment than
working at Blockbuster or Jack In The Box. I don't want to eat or drink
anything with the words light, lite or fat-free on the package. Our soldiers
did not go to some foreign country and risk their lives in vain and defend
our Constitution so that decades later you can tell me it's a living document
ever changing and is open to interpretation. The guys who wrote it were light
years ahead of anyone today, and they meant what they said - now leave the
document alone, or there's going to be trouble.
I don't hate the rich. I help the poor. I know wrestling is fake. I've never
owned, or was, a slave and a large percentage of our forefathers weren't
wealthy enough to own one either. Please stop blaming me because some prior
white people were idiots - and remember tons of white, Indian, Chinese, and
other races have been enslaved too - it was wrong for every one of them.
I believe a self-righteous liberal Democrat with a cause is more dangerous
than a Hell's Angel with an attitude. I want to know exactly what church it
is where the, "Reverend" Jessie Jackson preaches; and, what exactly is his
job function.
I own a gun, you can own a gun, and any red blooded American should be
allowed to own a gun, but if you use it in a crime, then you will serve the
time.
I think Bill Gates has every right to keep every penny he made and continue
to make more. If it makes you mad, then invent the next operating system
that's better and put your name on the building. Ask your buddy who invented
the Internet to help you.
I don't believe in hate crime legislation. Even suggesting it makes me mad.
You're telling me that someone who is a minority, gay, disabled, another
nationality, or otherwise different from the mainstream of this country has
more value as a human being that I do as a white male. If someone kills
anyone, I'd say that it's a hate crime. We don't need more laws! Let's
enforce the ones we already have.
I think turkey bacon, turkey beef, turkey fake anything sucks. I believe that
it doesn't take a village to raise a child - it takes a parent with the guts
to stand up to the kid and spank his butt and say, "NO!" when it's necessary
to do so. I'll admit the only movie that ever made me cry was Ole Yeller.
I didn't realize Dr. Seuss was a genius until I had a kid. I will not be
frowned upon or be looked down upon or be made to keep silent because I have
these beliefs and opinions. I thought this country allowed me that right. I
will not conform or compromise just to keep from hurting somebody's feelings.
I'm neither angry nor disenfranchised, no matter how desperately the
mainstream media would like the world to believe otherwise.
Yes, I guess by some people's definition, I may be a Bad American.
But that's tough.
-Ted Nugent